Mary - Year 3/4: Gallery
Shared reading of fables, by Miss Palacio
Date: 6th Nov 2024 @ 4:15pm
Mary class have been exploring lots of different fables this half term, they have used their magic microphones to read the fables as a class through shared reading techniques.
Play performance, by Miss Palacio
Date: 6th Nov 2024 @ 4:10pm
In guided reading one group of children have been reading a playscript and practising reading with tone and intonation ready to perform to the class. They all did exceptionally well!
Baptism discussion in church, by Miss Palacio
Date: 6th Nov 2024 @ 4:06pm
Mary class had our class mass this morning followed by a discussion with Father Mark about Baptism. The children enjoyed listening to Fr Mark go through each stage of Baptism, they looked at the different oils used, the Easter candle in which the Baptismal candle is lit from and the font where the holy water is poured onto the babies head.
Interviewing characters, by Miss Palacio
Date: 1st Nov 2024 @ 9:06am
Mary class have been interviewing characters to find out how they felt at different parts of the story - we found out that the Hare felt over confident and therfore lost the race!
Bronze readers, by Miss Palacio
Date: 1st Nov 2024 @ 8:48am
Our class readers who have been awarded their bronze certificates for reading 50 times, well done children!
Interviewing in RE, by Miss Palacio
Date: 18th Oct 2024 @ 12:11pm
The children have been learning about baptism and making promises, they took it in turns to interview each other in role of a parent and a parishioner. Children as parents answered questions such as; why do you want your child to be baptised? How will you show your faith to your children? Do you come to church regularly? What is the most important part of baptism to you?
Marsden and Mary share stories and poems, by Miss Palacio
Date: 16th Oct 2024 @ 10:47am
The children in Marsden and Mary classes shared their recent English work with each other. They enjoyed listening to children from a different class and sharing their work with them too.
Freeze!, by Miss Palacio
Date: 10th Oct 2024 @ 10:39am
Mary class have been exploring poems this week. They have particularly had fun this morning having a go at freeze framing parts of the poem 'The Spider and the Fly'.
Cleaning coins, by Miss Palacio
Date: 7th Oct 2024 @ 3:28pm
The children in Mary class have been making enquries into which substance would be the most effective at cleaning a dirty coin. They made sure to carry out a fair test by keeping the amount of solution the same and testing for the same amount of time. They even tested each solution againt the pH scale to see the acidity of each substance. After their experiment they did an extra test, adding some bicarbonate of soda to each solution to see if that cleaned the coins any better. They liked when the soda reacted with some of the solutions and began to bubble and foam.
Sharing stories, by Miss Palacio
Date: 4th Oct 2024 @ 3:51pm
Mary class have enjoyed writing their own version of The Tin Forest in their folktale unit. After they had finished their version written completely independently they enjoyed sharing it with their peers.
Making solar ovens, by Miss Palacio
Date: 4th Oct 2024 @ 3:49pm
The children enjoyed designing and making their own solar ovens in science, they experimented with different materials and tested which one was best to melt chocolate.
Science Live Lesson, by Miss Palacio
Date: 1st Oct 2024 @ 8:37am
The children really enjoyed taking part in the science live lesson delivered by Delivering Experts. They experimented with a vinegar solution and bicarbonate of soda to see how much foam was made.
Local walk, by Miss Palacio
Date: 1st Oct 2024 @ 8:27am
The children have enjoyed a local walk through Bamber Bridge identifying the human and physical featured they could see.
Our weekly Prayer and Liturgy, by Miss Palacio
Date: 1st Oct 2024 @ 8:25am
Mary class have been learning how to plan and deliver their own prayer and liturgy to the class. They are finding their own scripture from the bible as well as setting up the worship area with what they feel is most important.
Roald Dahl Day, by Miss Palacio
Date: 1st Oct 2024 @ 8:16am
Mary class enjoyed looking at the story of Matilda to celebrate Roald Dahl day. They enjoyed (a little too much) shouting Matilda influenced insults at one another (and in particular at the teachers), this enabled them to feel a snippet of how Matilda would have felt. We then discussed what a good role model looks like and the children drew and labelled their own Miss Honey inspired role models.
Reading area, by Miss Palacio
Date: 1st Oct 2024 @ 8:13am
Mary class are loving being able to enjoy our new reading area. They are choosing their own library books from our school library to go into our reading area and are even writing book reviews to share with their peers.
Story sequencing, by Miss Palacio
Date: 1st Oct 2024 @ 8:11am
The children have really enjoyed our English unit, The Tin Forest, a folktale teaching us how we should never give up on our dreams.
Biscuit making, by Miss Palacio
Date: 9th Jul 2024 @ 12:00pm
Mary class have enjoyed tasting, making and evaluating savoury biscuits this half term. They all looked splendid in our new SMSB aprons!
LKS2 Sports Day, by Miss Palacio
Date: 9th Jul 2024 @ 11:43am
LKS2 enjoyed a fantastic sports day on Friday afternoon, the staff are all very proud of how well the children behaved and how hard they all tried!
Book covers, by Miss Palacio
Date: 27th May 2024 @ 10:50am
Last half term Mary class took to sewing to design and make their own personalised book covers, they very much enjoyed putting their new skills to work.
Egyptian scrolls, by Miss Palacio
Date: 27th May 2024 @ 10:48am
Mary class have had fun making their own Egyptian scrolls, they made their own papyrus and drew on some hieroglyphics. They have really enjoyed the Egyptian topic this half term.
Shared work, by Miss Palacio
Date: 27th May 2024 @ 10:45am
Last week Marsden class came to share their recent English work with Mary class, the children enjoyed reading each others non-chronological reports. Well done Marsden class!
Outdoor class worship, by Miss Palacio
Date: 10th May 2024 @ 10:19am
On Thursday Mary class enjoyed finishing their RE unit with a lovely worship session in our outdoor learning area, led by 4 of the children.
Forest School, by Miss Palacio
Date: 10th May 2024 @ 10:11am
Mary class have been enjoying sessions in our forest school area with Mrs Murrell over the last 3 weeks.
Playscripts, by Miss Palacio
Date: 8th May 2024 @ 4:51pm
Mary class have been learning all about playscripts in English and have really enjoyed acting out their own playscripts!
